Hair N. [back-formation From Hairy] The Complications That Make Something Hairy.

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hair n.

[back-formation from hairy] The
complications that make something hairy. "Decoding TECO
commands requires a certain amount of hair." Often seen in the
phrase `infinite hair', which connotes extreme complexity. Also
in `hairiferous' (tending to promote hair growth): "GNUMACS
elisp encourages lusers to write complex editing modes." "Yeah,
it's pretty hairiferous all right." (or just: "Hair squared!")

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